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[A] SCHOOL HOMEWORK WEBPAGE: [TOP ] 

This is a useful list of links for children doing their homework and looking for information. It is useful for projects and assignments. It can be used with the "Useful Tools and Important Links page" (UTIL page ). The UTIL page provides more general resources such as dictionaries and encyclopaedia links. This page is specifically for material of interest to school children. Use your browser's search option to search this page for a word or topic (Netscape: Edit-Find in page; Explorer: Edit-Find (on this page).

[B] ENGLISH & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: [TOP ]

As well as many links to dictionaries at this web pages home page, there is the following:

• Creative Writing for Kids .
• Great Books online - an excellent and essential library resource for reference material, verse, fiction, nonfiction. .
• World fact book of the CIA.
• Common Errors in English - an alphabetical listing of common errors in the use of English.
• English Grammar ;English Grammar and Style   ;
• Test your spelling at the National  Spellingbee Web, Education by design , Eduplace ,
• WordWeb : a dictionary of word meanings, synonyms and related words. You can access it from Word6, 7 or 97.
• In your typing, you may need Fontlister , to view,  delete and add fonts.
• How do Kids Space at the Internet Public Library.
• The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation . For teachers, students etc.
•     " The New St. Martin's Handbook to serve as a kind of atlas to useful Web sites for writers. Subjects include: The Writing Process, Sentence Grammar, Sentence Conventions, Sentence Style, Effective Words, Punctuation, Mechanics & Research. Also: Academic Disciplines: Art, Biology and Biosciences, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Communication, Engineering, History, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology.
•  Guide to Grammar and Writing: a large site, full of information.
• Improve your English skills at Free English ;
• All the dictionaries that you need at http://www.yourdictionary.com

[C] GEOGRAPHY: [TOP ]

• Firstly, go to  http://geography.miningco.com/msub39.htm for their Geography glossary and links.
• Visual aid demonstration of the phases of the moon from NASA: http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/printerready/science/exp2.html
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• Geography and Population from RefDesk;
• Excellent GEOGRAPHY reference source:  http://geography.miningco.com/ ;
• National Geographic resources site called  xpeditions - a geography site definitely worth visiting; Maps .
• Find your latitude and longitude and time zone  at the Atlas & Timezone database , or calculate the distance between any two places.
• As a geographic question at  Globe Server    and get a computer generated answer.
• CyberSchoolBus on global trends   for information and graphs on world population, health, environment etc.
• Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics from the Mining Company.
• Photos and Images of the Earth from the Mining Company. This site has some excellent links for earth photos.
• Geography Clip Art from the Mining Company. Has links to images of the earth and planets for you to use
•  World climate information such as average rainfall, temperature, and pressure.
• Maps at Atlapedia    - physical and political maps of the world. Clickable maps of the world . More Maps & 3D Atlas Online ;
•  WORLD MAPS - blank maps for your use. Southern African maps: [ 1 ]; [2 ]; [3 ]; [4 ];
• Earth watch - USA weather on demand.
• Solar System Simulator & Of Nine planets - Jupiter .
• MapQuest.com Online ; EarthRISE Topographical World Map ;
• Earth & moon viewer : view a map of the earth, or a globe from different locations and angles.
• Weather reports:
•  Weather.com weather channel: City Weather ;
• iafrica.com weather , has list of links to other weather reports;
•   wunderground.com/ weather ;
• CNN weather for Durban ;
• Yahoo's Weather for Durban ;
•  Biography & Genealogy at RefDesk;
•  Worldwide Census Information ;
• Views of the Solar System ;From the U.S. Department of Education

[D] HISTORY: [TOP ]

• Geography and History Links at the Universal Knowledge Factory;
• The History Channel ;
• The Central Catalogue of the World-Wide Web Virtual Library (WWW-VL) - History . This site has "The History Index ordered alphabetically" & "The History Index ordered chronologically and geographically";
• "Gateway to World History is a collection of resources to support the study and teaching of world history and history in general." ;
• WWW services for Historians .  Many history related links. Most of the links here will NOT be of use to school children;
• World History Archives covers   World Historiography, Historiography,  World retrospective history, The Near East as a whole, Western Civilization as a whole, The two polar regions, Oceania (incl. Australia, Hawai`i), World economy and environment, World labor, World politics and war,  World society & World culture. It also covers Africa, The Americas, Asia & Europe.
• Hyper History online covers 3000 years of world history.
• World History - click on a map and get a summary of the history of this region.
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ;
• History at RefDesk;
• History of Philosophy ; 

[E] BIOLOGY: [TOP ] 

• Biology for kids at Kapili.com :
  
• Interactive Frog dissection . Also see Frog Project ;
  
• Frank Potter's Science Gems ;
  
• Body Quest - the human body. Also The Virtual Body tour.
  
• Human Anatomy
  
• Search for  picture and animal images (gif and jpg) and scientific informtion of an animal by common name .
  
• Diversity of Life Web Index - Links and Information to Explore Biodiversity.
  
• On-Line Biology Book - Table of Contents to a large resource.
  
• African Primates at Home . This site has sounds and pictures of apes such as the gorilla and chimpanzee.
  
• The online skeleton -  download a pdf file for Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) . It has a detailed description of the human skeleton.
  
• Endangered species .
  
• University of Arizona's  Biology Project .
  
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural history, research and collections .
  
• Mammal Species of the World .
  
• Animal Pictures .
  
• The ESG Biology Hypertextbook Home Page or this link ;
  
•  Diversity of life Web Index .: with INTRODUCTION, DEFINITION OF TERMS, BACTERIA, PROTISTS, FUNGI, PLANTS, ANIMALS. A nice site.
  

[F] SCIENCE: [TOP ]

•  The periodic table : This  site delivers the periodic table and when you click on an element it gives you information on that element. Another site: Mark Winter's WebElementsProfessional and Scholar editions ; Periodic table of the elements ; Pictorial Periodic Table ;
• Frank Potter's Science Gems

• Scientific American magazine
• Fossil fuels & Solar power
• The Science Web : Astronomy and Space Science, Atmospheric Sciences, Biosciences, Chemistry, Computers and Information Technology, Geosciences, Gifted Children, Mathematics, Physics, Studying, Quizzes, ScienceWeb: Careers, Careers.org 
• SciCentral , general science & technology. 
• Eric's Treasure Troves of Science ;
• http://www.chem4kids ; 
• DNA Base Pairs geometries - 3D images of ;
• Exploratorium : interactive science museum;
  
• Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab : many projects and experiments to try out.
  
• Explore Science : learn physics and chemistry.
• The Scientium Presents Dr. Matrix' Web World of Science or try Scientium .
  

• Views of the Solar System presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. Good site for projects.
  
• For physics demonstrations of Mechanics principles such as acceleration, conservation of energy, friction, forces, gravitation, inertia, momentum, projectiles, torque, vectors, waves, heat and matter, calorimetry, carnot cycle, conduction, convection, fluid dynamics, enginess and pumps, surface tension, fluid statics, heat - work, capacity, fusion, gases, radiation, electricity, magnetism, Faraday's Law, optics, diffraction, astronomy and more, see the, Oxford Academic Directories (AllLearn's Directories index leading academic websites that meet the highest intellectual standards) ; Dmoz directory ; ; a Berkeley site . Also the Texas site . Aother deom sites are listed at the Berkeley site - good for school projects. 
  
• Frank Potter's Science Gems : a good site linking to information, definitions etc. and graded into different school levels for children/pupils. Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level .
  

[G] MATHEMATICS: [TOP ]

1.  Worksheets from Mathsphere.
2. Math Forum . This site has a Dr. Math's comprehensive answer archives that is useful. 
3. Daves Math Tables Covers General mathematics to calculus.
4. Math Help facility for grades four to eight.
5. Thechalkboard.com maths resources ; 
6. Kidsweb has some maths links ;
7. Frank Potter's Science Gems - Mathematics;
8. Great Mathematicians ; 
9. American Mathematical Society ; 
10. Calculus: Derivatives Of Standard Functions ; From Pink Monkey Calculus study guides .
    
11. The Interactive Physics Problem Set - University of Berkeley;
12. Cornell Math and Science Gateway : also has resources for geography, physics, chemistry, biology, maths ; 
13. Geometry : mathematics | mathematicians | history of math | mathsearch | websearch; 
14. Calculator.com
    
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[H] SITE FOR  ADVENTUROUS STUDENTS: [ TOP ]

[I.1] KID'S ENTERTAINMENT: [TOP ]

[I.2] SCHOOL TOOLS: [TOP ]

[J] LITERATURE: [TOP ]

[1]  Web Guide to Children's Literature   ;
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[4]  Internet Public Library World of Reading   ;
[5]  Children's Stories Online   ;
[6] Scholastic Inc ., a site for children's books and literature.
[7] Literature online , by author.

[K] RESEARCH: [TOP ]

 [L]  CHEMISTRY: [TOP ]

[M] ADULT LINE: [TOP ]

• American School Directory : America's Premier Home-to-School Connection:Use our fast search engine to find your school's fully interactive ASD Web Site.
• Education @ the Internet Public Library.
• Entertainment & Leisure @ IPL;
• Health & Medical Sciences   @ IPL;
• South African Teachers magazine and information at teachers.co.za ;
• Training students in the technical aspects of an information economy ;
•   Explore the Globe Program : An educational site for schools, teachers and children:  a worldwide  network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment. Students and teachers from over 7,000 schools in more than 80 countries are working with research scientists to learn more about our planet.
•  Writing for children? See write4kids.com , a resource centre with articles, a free library.
• Keen on home schooling , books, articles etc.?
•  Blackboard.com is a free Web Service for teachers to place course work and grades.
•  Health A to Z

[N] MUSEUMS: [TOP ]

• The Franklin Institute Science Museum . 
• Museum of Paleontology. ; 
• Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. ;

[O] PETS: [TOP ]

• SPCA South Africa, has information in choosing the right pet and you can ask pet questions via email. 
• Aquaman's Aquarium for fish keepers. Information on fish and how to keep them. 
• The Saltwater (Marine) Aquarium Design Guide ;

[P]  MAGAZINES: [TOP ]

• National Geographic ; 
• BBC online, science & technology ;

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[Q] GENERAL TOPICS & SITES: [TOP ] 

[1] Full Texts: National Parent Information Network :  http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/

[2] School Age page links children to homework: charleston.net
[3]  The Kids on the Web: Homework Tools:  http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-homework.html . This site has plenty of good links to useful sites. You are sure to find a link to a site that you need here. The sites are well chosen.
[4] B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper   Includes: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, History, Music and Art, Foreign Languages, Computers and the Internet.
[5] Charleston.net School Age Homework Help - The Reference Desk, has links to many sites that may be useful. [6] New to the internet? Then visit Newbie-u.com .  This site is called the "New User University". It introduces many internet topics such as FTP, e-mail etc. It has a good glossary of internet terminology.
[7] Bigchalk's Homework Central with educational Web sites created especially for students and teachers. The academic subject collections are organized for three grade levels: elementary school, middle school and high school. .
[8] Family.go.com - has an EDUCATION SITE, with information on homework. This information is mostly for parents and how they can help children with their homework e.g.  Raising a Responsible Student ;  How Can I Help My Child in School? ;
[9] Jiskha homework help : SCHOOL SUBJECTS: Art, Computers, English, Foreign Languages, Health, Home Economics, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology.
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[11] Homework help - Homework Topics: African-American Sites; American History; Ancient & Classical Cultures; Animals; The Arts; Astronomy & Space; Biographies; Biology; Computers & Inventions; Costumes & Clothing; Countries & Flags; European History; Evaluating Web Sites ;General Reference; Geography; Government & Politics ;Health & Nutrition; History; Holidays & Celebrations ;Language Arts ;Literature & Authors; Maps; Mathematics ;Music; Mysterious & Unexplained ;Mythology ;Native American Sites; News & Current Events ;Personal Finance; Regional Information ;Religion ;Science ;Social Issues; Sports ;States Information; Transportation; Wars & World History; What is a Search Engine? ;What Makes a Community?
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[13] Schools Online Science : "The site is divided into four easy-to-use sections: The Library, The Cafe, The Lab, The Prep Room. At the library site  "Type in the required word(s) for search: OR select the required topic from the index below:
Living World - World of Chemistry -Physical World - Environment - Media Science - Humans, Plants, Animals, Structure and properties of Materials, Making Materials, Using Materials, Energy, Forces and Motion, Astronomy, Pollution, Weather, Rocks and Minerals, Museums and Science Centres TV and Radio Newspapers and Journals.
[14] B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper : "If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it." (Math, Science, Social Studies, English, History, Music and Art, Foreign Languages, Computers and the Internet, Health and Physical Education).
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[16] Another excellent search tool for information is " My Virtual Reference Desk ". For many links, you need go no further.For example, see its encyclopedia links .
[17] Encarta's schoolhouse is another good source of educational information.
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[20] Fantasy Stock Market , where you can play the stock market to build up experience, without using real money.
[21] Get paid for surfing the net;

[R] STUDY & LEARNING: [TOP ] 

[1] The misunderstood word .
[2]  The StudyWeb - was a good site, but is no longer free. StudyWeb has officially become part of The Lightspan Network and is now available only by school subscription.
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[4] Vocational and technical careers A good site with valuable links.

[S]  RELIGION & RELIGIOUS STUDY:  [TOP ]

• Islam: [s1.1] Al Muhaddith - download the prayer time module for your computer. 
• Christianity 
• Judiaism 
• Other 
•  All Faiths Press - covers nearly all religions in great depth.

[T] THE WEB: [TOP ]

• http://www.lightningsp.com/ HTML_Editor  
• The various gif files/images on this webpage were taken from Anthony's WWW Images .
• Search Engine Facts and Fun ;
• For many web links fo to research & science links .
• Do not forget to check your computer for viruses! F-Prot was free (many now be for sale - 2002) for personal use and finds viruses and trojans. Also see datafellows.com ;

[U]  GRAPHICS: [TOP ]

[] Landings: Aviation Image Archives ; This site has a long list of links with aircraft images.
[] Aces High Aviation Photography specializes in all aspects of aviation and aircraft photography.;
[] Aircraft Galleries and Hiller Aviation Museum .
[] Flori  Flora 1.00  Shareware The flowers do attract almost everyone by its beauty, a nature's gift, so is this screen saver displaying beautiful and blooming Digital images of over 90 flowers.
[] Image search engine for those project pictures that you need. Safe for kids.

[V] PRESCHOOL & EARLY SCHOOLING: [TOP ] 

[] Funschool ;
[] ALFY : the largest web portal for kids - 3 to 9 year olds can safely visit here.

[W] MUSIC: [TOP ]
[1] The  Musical Instrument Encyclopedia.
[2] Radio Tower , Real Audio guide. 1100 live feeds.

[X]  TRAVEL THE WORLD: [TOP ]

Click here to open a new page linking to sites from different countries and nationalities .

[Y] EDUCATIONAL  SOFTWARE: [TOP ]

[1] Software from Learning Co. A commercial site for resources such as Reader Rabbit for ages 6-8, and Edu English (ages 5-12);
[2] Thinkin' Science (ages 6-8), with good educational content. Also has Zap (electricity) (ages 8-12);
[3] Blasternaut has software such as aReading Blaster 3rd grade (ages 6-9) & maths blaster 5th grade (ages 9-11).
[4] Dorling Kindersley has software such as  DK Learning Ladder, year 3 (ages 7-8), and DK Encyclopedia of History;
[5] Studyworks Mathematics   (ages 15+) and Edumaths High School (ages 12-18) ;
[6] JumpStart 6th grade (ages 10-12);
[7] Dr Brain: Action Ready (ages 10+) - hasgood graphics and tests the intellect;
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[Z] INTERNET:

ONLINE COURSES:

[1.1] Course 1 ,
[1.2] Buffalo ;
[2] Internet School: M-School , South Africa. For Grades 1 to 12. Developed by over 60 teachers, with interactive lessons, worksheets and answersheets. Also has encyclopedias, education news, dictionaries and local trivia. See also the l earning channel at the M-Web site.

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